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c.j. criminal justice reporter with "reason" magazine, here to talk about his recent piece about drug-free zones and sentencing. we are talking about it as part of our spotlight on magazines series. thank you for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. host: what made you want to have a look at this topic in particular? guest: the reason we started looking into this is the tennessee legislature is considering shrinking the size of their drug free school zones. they considered it last year at are doing it again this year. several states have also done this. own laws existls in all 50 states, including the district of columbia. drugally, they enhance charges if you are caught with drugs near a school. they also include things like libraries, parks, rec centers. the size of them -- they have a fairly large size. in tennessee, the size around schools is 1000 feet, which is about three city blocks from any school property or library. the recent tennessee is looking at reforming this is b
c.j. criminal justice reporter with "reason" magazine, here to talk about his recent piece about drug-free zones and sentencing. we are talking about it as part of our spotlight on magazines series. thank you for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. host: what made you want to have a look at this topic in particular? guest: the reason we started looking into this is the tennessee legislature is considering shrinking the size of their drug free school zones. they considered...
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host: c.j. ciaramella -- i will get it right before the end of the segment -- thank you for joining us to talk about this article as part of our spotlight on magazine series. you also formerly worked at buzzfeed and the "washington free beacon." has there been any pushback? folks who say these laws are important, or make efforts to expand them? guest: they are popular among conservative law and order state legislatures and among prosecutors. because they give prosecutors immense leverage over defendants. so prosecutors really like these laws. when people try to roll them back, they tend to face the very predictable but effective retort which is look at state , legislator so-and-so here who wants to make it easier for people to sell drugs to kids. and that response has scuttled several reform efforts. there is a bipartisan growing group among republicans who sort of see the problem with this, so you are starting to see more momentum. but it has been a little tough to get more of the law and order
host: c.j. ciaramella -- i will get it right before the end of the segment -- thank you for joining us to talk about this article as part of our spotlight on magazine series. you also formerly worked at buzzfeed and the "washington free beacon." has there been any pushback? folks who say these laws are important, or make efforts to expand them? guest: they are popular among conservative law and order state legislatures and among prosecutors. because they give prosecutors immense...
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c.j. criminal justice reporter with "reason" magazine, here to talk about his recent piece about drug-free zones and sentencing. we are talking about it as part of our spotlight on magazines series. thank you for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. host: what made you want to have a look at this topic in particular? guest: the reason we started looking into this is the tennessee legislature is considering shrinking the size of their drug free school zones. they considered it last year at are doing it again this year. several states have also done this. own laws existls in all 50 states, including the district of columbia. drugally, they enhance charges if you are caught with drugs near a school. they also include things like libraries, parks, rec centers. the size of them -- they have a fairly large size. in tennessee, the size around schools is 1000 feet, which is about three city blocks from any school property or library. the recent tennessee is looking at reforming this is b
c.j. criminal justice reporter with "reason" magazine, here to talk about his recent piece about drug-free zones and sentencing. we are talking about it as part of our spotlight on magazines series. thank you for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. host: what made you want to have a look at this topic in particular? guest: the reason we started looking into this is the tennessee legislature is considering shrinking the size of their drug free school zones. they considered...
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agent c.j. martinez. agent martinez is a special agent for i.c.e.'s homeland security investigation unit. his investigations have led to more than 100 arrests of ms-13 gang members who were prosecuted for crimes including homicides, assault, and narcotics and weapons trafficking. staff sergeant justin peck. last year, staff sergeant peck was part of a team clearing i.e.d.'s from territory previously controlled by isis. when one of his come patriots was struck by a blast, he rushed to their side, saving their lives while risking his own. preston sharp. he's organized the place. of more than 40,000 american flags and red carnations on veterans graves as part of his goal to honor veterans in all 50 states and to challenge others to join the flag and flower challenge. . stuub and cindy kept linger. they started stuab manufacturing 20 years ago. thanks to the trump bump, they were able to grow the company to new nights and thanks to the trump tax cuts they were able to give all employees a larger christmas bonus. some of these stories are heroic, some pat
agent c.j. martinez. agent martinez is a special agent for i.c.e.'s homeland security investigation unit. his investigations have led to more than 100 arrests of ms-13 gang members who were prosecuted for crimes including homicides, assault, and narcotics and weapons trafficking. staff sergeant justin peck. last year, staff sergeant peck was part of a team clearing i.e.d.'s from territory previously controlled by isis. when one of his come patriots was struck by a blast, he rushed to their...
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. >> host: joining us now is c.j. ciaramella, a criminal justice reporter with "reason" magazine,
. >> host: joining us now is c.j. ciaramella, a criminal justice reporter with "reason" magazine,